[T3] Metal in defrost vents

Tue Apr 27 13:45:25 PDT 2021

The metal in the defrost vents is actually a spring.  There are notches inside the vent where it will sit.  These help keep the vent from collapsing and moving.

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>   1. Defrost vent questions (Max Welton)
>   2.  Cowl seals for wiper shafts (Max Welton)
>   3. Re: Defrost vent questions (Jeff C)
>   4. Re: Defrost vent questions (Jim Adney)
>   5. Re: Defrost vent questions (Jim Adney)
>   6. Re: Defrost vent questions (Max Welton)
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> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:00:14 -0600
> From: Max Welton <max.welton.2k at gmail.com>
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] Defrost vent questions
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> So ... this is 311 255 476C (right-side). 311 255 475C is for the left.
> 
> 1) Is the flange supposed to be above the metal? I'm afraid the
> plastic will break if I force it.
> 
> 2) The small hose to the right goes to the top of the A-pillar. Where
> does the larger one that heads down go?
> 
> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2172588.jpg
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> Max
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> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:11:42 -0600
> From: Max Welton <max.welton.2k at gmail.com>
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3]  Cowl seals for wiper shafts
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> They fit! And the hole spacing is right too.  8)
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> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2172592.jpg
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> Max
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> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:31:36 -0700
> From: Jeff C <knowonelse at gmail.com>
> To: T3 <type3 at vwtype3.org>
> Subject: Re: [T3] Defrost vent questions
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> The plastic does go on top of the metal.
> I too didn't want to break the plastic, so it is still in place.
> There is a metal wire inside mine that I haven't looked closely at.
> No idea why it is there or what it does.
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> [img]https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2172611.jpg[/img]
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> Jeff '67 Sqbk
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> On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 3:00 PM Max Welton <max.welton.2k at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> So ... this is 311 255 476C (right-side). 311 255 475C is for the left.
>> 
>> 1) Is the flange supposed to be above the metal? I'm afraid the
>> plastic will break if I force it.
>> 
>> 2) The small hose to the right goes to the top of the A-pillar. Where
>> does the larger one that heads down go?
>> 
>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2172588.jpg
>> 
>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2172587.jpg
>> 
>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2172591.jpg
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>> Max
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> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:55:32 -0500
> From: "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org>
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> Subject: Re: [T3] Defrost vent questions
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> On 26 Apr 2021 at 16:00, Max Welton wrote:
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>> So ... this is 311 255 476C (right-side). 311 255 475C is for the left.
> 
> That's correct. For parts that are "handed", odd numbers are always lefts; 
> evens are always rights.
> 
>> 1) Is the flange supposed to be above the metal? I'm afraid the
>> plastic will break if I force it.
> 
> Above, but it's possible that the plastic has become brittle over time, so be 
> careful. The good news is that they came OUT without breaking.
> 
>> 2) The small hose to the right goes to the top of the A-pillar. Where
>> does the larger one that heads down go?
> 
> Flip them the other way. The large downward port plugs right into the 
> openings in the A pillar. That leaves the sideways port pointing toward the 
> middle vent, which you haven't pictured. There are tubes which connect 
> each side vent to the center vent. After '70 those tubes are corrugated 
> plastic; I don't remember whether the earlier tubes are plastic or paper.
> 
> I have a LOT of the later parts, but I don't know if I have any of the early 
> ones. The tubes that run to the center may fit both.
> 
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> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:55:32 -0500
> From: "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org>
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Defrost vent questions
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> On 26 Apr 2021 at 15:31, Jeff C wrote:
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>> The plastic does go on top of the metal.
>> I too didn't want to break the plastic, so it is still in place.
>> There is a metal wire inside mine that I haven't looked closely at.
>> No idea why it is there or what it does.
> 
> I don't remember any sort of wire in there, and I don't see anything in the 
> parts list. Sounds like something that fell in there, or was added by someone 
> for some unknown reason.
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:19:30 -0600
> From: Max Welton <max.welton.2k at gmail.com>
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Defrost vent questions
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> Thanks Jim. Turns out a good friend actually has the center vent so
> I'll have that in a few days. Already got the tubes.
> 
> Which is good because these vents are the very next thing that must go
> on the car. I can't put the wiper assembly in until the vents are in.
> And I don't want to do the wiring under the dash until all the other
> stuff is in under there.
> 
> Max
> 
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 7:55 AM Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>> 
>> On 26 Apr 2021 at 16:00, Max Welton wrote:
>> 
>>> So ... this is 311 255 476C (right-side). 311 255 475C is for the left.
>> 
>> That's correct. For parts that are "handed", odd numbers are always lefts;
>> evens are always rights.
>> 
>>> 1) Is the flange supposed to be above the metal? I'm afraid the
>>> plastic will break if I force it.
>> 
>> Above, but it's possible that the plastic has become brittle over time, so be
>> careful. The good news is that they came OUT without breaking.
>> 
>>> 2) The small hose to the right goes to the top of the A-pillar. Where
>>> does the larger one that heads down go?
>> 
>> Flip them the other way. The large downward port plugs right into the
>> openings in the A pillar. That leaves the sideways port pointing toward the
>> middle vent, which you haven't pictured. There are tubes which connect
>> each side vent to the center vent. After '70 those tubes are corrugated
>> plastic; I don't remember whether the earlier tubes are plastic or paper.
>> 
>> I have a LOT of the later parts, but I don't know if I have any of the early
>> ones. The tubes that run to the center may fit both.
>> 
>> --
>> *******************************
>> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
>> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
>> *******************************
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